Misty, Kudos to You again for your historical recall of events. It was S. Harris and B. Hudson who blew the lid off this by announcing it at the BCC Meeting (the missing $$$ that is). Pat B. then also chimed in at the meeting. BTW, how did they determine she was lying?
That public "outing" of the issue then sped up the investigation with The State and WCSO. IMO, they were looking for a way to make it all go away quietly... Thus, the reason NO ONE has heard about Kendal Marse's arrest and the case file that sat dormant for years...
The Grand Theft arrest of Marse was meant to never have happened. That's why the first investigator took it to the point of having to do something if they went on the case and then abruptly stopped. (This occurred when Mickey Marse was still mayor of Freeport). WHO told him to close / suspend that case? That is a question that needs answers. If not for the new investigator finding the case, we wouldn't be having this discussion about a Grand Jury.
With the Public fully aware of the "big investigation" after its outing at the BCC, the powers that be needed to change course quickly. Can't cover it up completely, but we can spin it to "our" favor. Since neither Bill Eddins or Mike Adkinson want to investigate and / or arrest their friends, they decided to let a Grand Jury hear the case. What was selectively presented is the mystery. I find it unacceptable that this jury would have heard all the corrupt details of the goings on in Walton County and their only concern is if Com. Meadows influenced someone's hiring... That and Hal Laird's termination.
Again, no one seems to care who benefited from the missing $800,000... Why?
As for C. Jones, she was conveniently absent from the flag vote... Always found that one odd. Let's she if she shows up on Oct. 13th.
Matt J., I didn't know Com. Meadows was inkahoots with Golf Cart companies. Do you know which one (s) ?